207 Squadron Royal Air Force Association

Those Out of Touch

last updated 14 Jan 2019
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or you are named and would like to be back in contact, please contact the Editor

1. EMAIL addresses failing

J R Bourne
Alan Hollingbery re L7543 EM-Z 11 July 1942
Susan Peters re ME631 EM-K 26/27 April 1944
Brian Russell re NF 979 EM-B 16 November 1944

2. POSTAL failures

LT Chamberlain of Grantham - moved without providing forwarding address
Mrs EJ Duly of Beaminster - moved away
SE Goldthorpe of Harrogate, N Yorkshire - not at this address
RA Hill of Aughton, Ormskirk, Lancs - addressee has gone away
Mrs GM Hills of Henleaze, Bristol - not at this address
H Pettie, Birmingham - not at this address
K Shaw of Thornton Clevelelys - no response to a number of letters
Mrs DL Simms of Hailsham, E Sussex - addressee has gone away
DR Wilson of Silton, Gillingham, Dorset - addressee has gone away

3. Original Association out of contacts

People are on the list below because:

- they let their membership of the original 207 Squadron RAF Association lapse (or for some, that Association was not informed that they had died)
- they had been heard of them but there was no contact information In many cases an address was perhaps no longer current.

Ambrose EA Eddie AFC RAF(Retd) Nav Leader 3/70-2/76
Andrew D Donald Navigator 4/45-12/45
Anthony K MBIM RAF(Retd) Navigator ?/63-?/65
Armitage O Olive Balloon/Batwoman ?/43-?/44
Armstrong AJ Navigator

Boone KE Ken DFM Flight Engineer ?/43-?/44 Air Gunner ?/44-?/44
Bowes RL Robert DFC* Pilot 5/43-8/43
Brecken S Stanley RAF(Retd) Pilot 5/73-11/75
Brewer VG Victor Group II Electrician ?/43-?/44
Brimson P Phyllis R/T Operator ?/41-?/41
Bryce J Navigator ?/41-?/41
Burdett HW Horace FAE Workshops ?/37-?/38

Cator FJ CBE RAF(Retd) Pilot ?/26-?/26
Cheesman F Air Gunner ?/44-?/45
Christmas JH John Armourer Flight Engineer
Cobden AJ Arthur Engine Assistant 6/48-4/50
Cogdale P Paul PN Hodgson kia 6.1.44: dist relative 6/1/44 F ED586 Stettin
Colyer MA Air Gunner ?/?-2/44
Cook ME Mike Navigator ?/64-?/64
Coughlin LS Flight Engineer ?/42-?/43 Flight Engineer 10/44-12/44
Cox GT WOp/AG ?/41-10/41 14/10/41 D L7321 Cologne
Craghill WM Max RAF(Retd) Pilot ?/63-?/65
Crawford DJ Dave Navigator 9/53-11/53 Navigator 4/54-6/56

Dalton G Geoffrey RAF(Retd) Navigator 2/79-12/81
Darley HS DSO RAF(Retd) Pilot ?/33-?/34
Davis H Henry Air Gunner 12/44-2/46

Edge PM Peter RAF(Retd) Navigator 11/48-2/50

Fielding TG Trevor Air Gunner 11/52-4/54
Freeman DE Derek W/Op AG 1/43-2/44

Gardiner WG DFC AFC RAF(Retd) Pilot 2/41-10/41
Gilderthorpe TR Pilot ?/41-8/41 31/8/41 U L7316 Cologne
Gilpin JH Air Gunner 8/47-8/49

Hart W William Air Gunner 11/40-8/41 17/8/41 F L7311 Dusseldorf
Hawkins CRJ Charles OBE AFC RAF(Retd) Pilot 12/29-11/30
Hay PM Peter RAF Pilot 10/83-4/84
Hillier JPF RAF(Retd) Pilot 5/53-11/55
Hughes J Jim Gunnery Leader ?/43-?/44
Hughes J Joan (nee Dooley) Catering Section ?/43-?/44

Jackson TA LVO AFC RAF(Retd) Pilot 1/46-2/46
Jones DR Derek M/T Driver 11/46-?/48

Kent BR Beverly MBE RAF(Retd) Pilot & CO 8/70-1/72
Kerr J James Radar Mechanic 10/42-12/45
Korner R Roger Nav Plotter 5/62-12/64

Lanng MJ Michael RAF(Retd) Pilot 2/81-6/84
Lawson B Bertram Armourer 11/41-?/43
Liddicoat SE Wireless Operator ?/44-?/44
Lowick PM Peter DFC Radar Nav Instructor 2/44-4/46

Marchant DE Derrick Instrument Repairer 2/42-11/44
Marles AJ Albert Flight Engineer 8/43-11/43
Masters BM Pilot 5/79-11/83
McCarthy WJ Walter J Air Gunner 9/43-10/43 18/10/43 Z LM326 Hannover
McDonald AW Pilot ?/59-?/59
McGregor WM WOp/AG ?/41-5/41 3/5/41 T L7379 Hamburg
Morgan HT Pilot ?/40-4/41 8/4/41 R L7302 Kiel
Morris OA Owen DSO RAF(Retd) Pilot 9/33-2/35
Murdoch CJB Jock AFM RAF(Retd) Pilot 10/70-2/72

Newby K Navigator ?/43-8/43

Owen EA Edward Fitter (E) 4/46-7/48

Patterson AJ (Lancasters) ?/44-?/44
Payne MT Mike Nav Radar 4/63-3/65
Perrin D Pilot 9/78-2/84
Perry GL Grant Navigator 10/44/10/44
Pinder RL Navigator 9/43/2/44

Ravenscroft K RAF(Retd) AEO 4/56/2/57
Rawlinson BA Allen Navigator 2/43/3/43
Reeve J John RAF(Retd) Navigator
Reeves MF Pilot 1/75-11/78
Reid J John Air Gunner 6/44-10/44
Reid L Lily (nee Beagle) Catering Section ?/?-12/44
Riddell MAD Maxwell DFC DFM RAF(Retd) WOp/AG 11/40-?/42
Robertson WD William CBE RAF(Retd) Pilot & CO 4/59-5/61
Robinson ET RAF(Retd) Tech/Engines 4/56-8/60
Robinson JD John DFM Air Gunner 5/41-10/42

Sharpe JJ John Fitter IIA 6/43-10/45
Skinner HH Henry RAF(Retd) Pilot 3/59-5/61
Smith ADR Arthur WOp/AG ?/41-10/41 14/10/41 T L7373 Cologne
Smith CR Ray(le) Bomb Aimer 9/43-10/43 18/10/43 Z LM326 Hanover
Stewart PMG Peter RAF Pilot 3/63-4/65
Stoner BW Bernard Flight Engineer 8/44-9/44 12/9/44 G PD267 Stuttgart
Sunderland L WOp/Signals Section 9/43-6/45

Thompson EC DFC Flight Engineer 5/43-1/44
Thornicroft EF Eric AFC DFM RAF(Retd) Engineer Officer 1/61-1/63
Tomlin ST Stanley RAF Pilot 8/47-3/50

Varney E Eric Air Gunner ?/45-?/45

Waddington A Clerk ?/41-?/42
Watkins DMG David Air Gunner 1/45-?/45
Wells J John Observer 3/41-4/41 8/4/41 R L7302 Kiel
Wheeldon GR George AFC RAF(Retd) Pilot 12/36-8/39
Widdows SC CB DFC RAF(Retd) Pilot ?/36-?/36
Williams JE James Air Gunner 10/44-5/45
Woodward FG Frank Pilot 11/42-4/43

Young LC Leslie RAF(Retd) Gunnery Leader 3/52-12/53